Kazakhstan (Republic of Kazakhstan) was established in 1991, covers an area of 2,717,300 sq km, its population is 19 million, and its capital city is Astana. The official language is Kazak.

Kazakhstan, located between Russia and China, is a vast and boundless nation with unlimited natural resources and potential. It is the world's 9th largest country in size, and the largest of the Central Asia states of the former (USSR); it is equivalent to the size of Western Europe. Kazakhstan holds about 4 billion tons of proven recoverable oil reserves. The Gross National Product (GNP) is expected to triple by 2015.

KAZAKHSTAN IS BIGGER THAN WESTERN EUROPE, BUT ONLY HAS 19 MILLION POPULATION. IT HAS LARGER OIL RESERVES THAN SAUDI ARABIA, & GOLD, IRON ORE, AND URANIUM. ALMATY, IS THE ORIGINAL CAPITAL, BUT THE NEW CAPITAL IS ASTANA (AQMOLA) IN CENTRAL KAZAKHSTAN. ALMATY REMAINS THE ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CENTER. ALMATY WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS ALMA ATA.